What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Packaging Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Packaging Operator?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Packaging Operator roles, with salaries approximately 22% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Packaging Operator's salary?

An Assistant Packaging Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $42,545 for beginners, reaching about $60,750 at mid-level, and approach $64,474 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Packaging Operator?

Assistant Packaging Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Packaging Operator roles are District of Columbia $47,463, California $47,283, Massachusetts $46,653. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Packaging Operator roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Packaging Operator level roles vary by specialization: Senior Packaging Machine Operator: $49,390; Packaging Machine Operator III: $49,382; Intermediate Packaging Machine Operator: $44,470; Packaging Machine Operator II: $44,464; Packaging Machine Operator: $43,765.

Assistant Packaging Operator Salary in Oregon

How much does an Assistant Packaging Operator make in Oregon? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Packaging Operator in Oregon is $43,532 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, an Assistant Packaging Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,585
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,478 to $48,271
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,697

10% $37,697

50% (Median) $43,532

90% $52,585

Assistant Packaging Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,271	$4,023	$928	$23
Average	$43,532	$3,628	$837	$21
25th Percentile	$40,478	$3,373	$778	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Packaging Operator Salaries

An Assistant Packaging Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Packaging Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Packaging Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $42,545
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,405
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,750
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,071
Expert (over 8 years): $64,474

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assistant Packaging Operator	less than 1 year	$42,545
Production Technician II	1-2 years	$54,405
Production Technician III	2-4 years	$60,750
Production Technician IV	5-8 years	$67,071
Production Team Leader	over 8 years	$64,474

How Do Assistant Packaging Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Assistant Packaging Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $47,463.
California: $47,283.
Massachusetts: $46,653.

District of Columbia $47,463 California $47,283 Massachusetts $46,653 Washington $46,482 New Jersey $46,464 Alaska $46,404 Connecticut $45,813 New York $45,573

Hawaii $44,805 Rhode Island $44,445 Maryland $44,201 Minnesota $43,867 Colorado $43,738 Illinois $43,695 Oregon $43,532 Delaware $43,412

New Hampshire $43,337 Virginia $43,168 Pennsylvania $42,675 Nevada $42,426 North Dakota $42,345 Michigan $42,216 Wisconsin $42,169 Vermont $42,075

Texas $41,813 Maine $41,796 Arizona $41,770 Ohio $41,740 Georgia $41,346 Indiana $41,149 Wyoming $41,110 Utah $41,050

Iowa $41,024 Kansas $40,819 Louisiana $40,759 North Carolina $40,737 Missouri $40,729 Florida $40,562 Montana $40,471 Nebraska $40,386

Kentucky $40,339 South Carolina $40,167 Tennessee $40,060 Idaho $40,017 New Mexico $39,704 Oklahoma $39,636 Alabama $39,383 South Dakota $38,958

Arkansas $38,727 West Virginia $38,602 Mississippi $38,230

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Packaging Operator

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Antelope: $41,434
Aurora: $43,947
Beaverton: $44,832

Antelope, OR $41,434

Aurora, OR $43,947

Beaverton, OR $44,832

Beavercreek, OR $44,099

Boring, OR $44,384

Bridal Veil, OR $44,315

Brightwood, OR $43,624

Canby, OR $43,976

Cascade Locks, OR $42,999

Clackamas, OR $44,815

Clatskanie, OR $42,920

Colton, OR $43,636

Columbia City, OR $44,030

Corbett, OR $44,098

Donald, OR $43,712

Dufur, OR $41,660

Eagle Creek, OR $44,193

Estacada, OR $43,530

Fairview, OR $44,739

Gervais, OR $43,248

Gladstone, OR $44,799

Government Camp, OR $42,831

Grass Valley, OR $41,527

Gresham, OR $44,724

Hood River, OR $42,754

Hubbard, OR $43,489

Kent, OR $41,434

Lake Oswego, OR $44,908

Marylhurst, OR $44,850

Maupin, OR $41,483

Molalla, OR $43,273

Moro, OR $41,615

Mosier, OR $42,313

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $42,595

Mulino, OR $43,924

Odell, OR $42,656

Oregon City, OR $44,486

Rainier, OR $43,544

Rhododendron, OR $43,222

Rufus, OR $41,744

Saint Helens, OR $43,890

Warren, OR $44,135

Deer Island, OR $43,733

Sandy, OR $43,852

Scappoose, OR $44,075

Shaniko, OR $41,571

The Dalles, OR $41,890

Troutdale, OR $44,568

Tualatin, OR $44,700

Tygh Valley, OR $41,849

Vernonia, OR $43,409

Wasco, OR $41,649

Welches, OR $43,410

West Linn, OR $44,700

Wilsonville, OR $44,422

Woodburn, OR $43,341

Happy Valley, OR $44,876

Damascus, OR $44,652

Amity, OR $43,140

Arch Cape, OR $42,004

Astoria, OR $42,276

Banks, OR $44,006

Bay City, OR $42,180

Beaver, OR $42,395

Buxton, OR $43,738

Cannon Beach, OR $41,985

Carlton, OR $43,248

Cloverdale, OR $42,133

Cornelius, OR $44,335

Dayton, OR $43,276

Dundee, OR $43,625

Forest Grove, OR $43,982

Gales Creek, OR $43,492

Garibaldi, OR $42,184

Gaston, OR $43,755

Hammond, OR $41,797

Hebo, OR $42,270

Hillsboro, OR $44,457

Manning, OR $43,786

Lafayette, OR $43,329

Mcminnville, OR $43,117

Manzanita, OR $42,129

Nehalem, OR $42,241

Newberg, OR $44,014

North Plains, OR $44,254

Oceanside, OR $42,035

Pacific City, OR $42,135

Rockaway Beach, OR $42,127

Saint Paul, OR $43,465

Seaside, OR $42,359

Sherwood, OR $44,471

Tillamook, OR $42,425

Netarts, OR $42,074

Timber, OR $43,472

Tolovana Park, OR $41,992

Warrenton, OR $41,973

Wheeler, OR $42,236

Yamhill, OR $43,383

Neskowin, OR $42,113

Portland, OR $44,917

Salem, OR $43,284

Keizer, OR $43,292

Albany, OR $42,857

Alsea, OR $42,128

Aumsville, OR $43,201

Blodgett, OR $42,176

Brownsville, OR $42,409

Cascadia, OR $41,908

Corvallis, OR $42,755

Crabtree, OR $42,814

Crawfordsville, OR $42,388

Dallas, OR $43,068

Depoe Bay, OR $41,966

Detroit, OR $41,799

Eddyville, OR $41,951

Falls City, OR $42,857

Foster, OR $42,237

Gates, OR $42,605

Grand Ronde, OR $42,680

Halsey, OR $42,416

Idanha, OR $41,833

Independence, OR $43,229

Jefferson, OR $43,137

Lebanon, OR $42,452

Logsden, OR $42,127

Lyons, OR $42,695

Mill City, OR $42,699

Monmouth, OR $42,954

Mount Angel, OR $43,237

Neotsu, OR $42,163

Newport, OR $41,885

South Beach, OR $41,748

Lincoln City, OR $42,112

Otis, OR $42,194

Otter Rock, OR $41,893

Philomath, OR $42,326

Rickreall, OR $43,236

Rose Lodge, OR $42,236

Saint Benedict, OR $43,231

Scio, OR $42,886

Scotts Mills, OR $43,129

Seal Rock, OR $41,699

Shedd, OR $42,399

Sheridan, OR $42,972

Siletz, OR $42,048

Silverton, OR $43,142

Stayton, OR $43,024

Mehama, OR $42,909

Sublimity, OR $43,095

Sweet Home, OR $42,314

Gleneden Beach, OR $42,012

Tangent, OR $42,475

Tidewater, OR $41,849

Toledo, OR $41,898

Turner, OR $43,208

Waldport, OR $41,750

Willamina, OR $42,825

Eugene, OR $42,683

Agness, OR $41,318

Allegany, OR $41,368

Alvadore, OR $42,642

Azalea, OR $41,801

Bandon, OR $41,400

Blachly, OR $42,279

Blue River, OR $41,625

Broadbent, OR $41,337

Brookings, OR $41,576

Camas Valley, OR $41,359

Canyonville, OR $41,668

Cheshire, OR $42,437

Coos Bay, OR $41,380

Coquille, OR $41,383

Cottage Grove, OR $42,293

Crescent Lake, OR $41,438

Creswell, OR $42,544

Culp Creek, OR $42,116

Curtin, OR $42,262

Days Creek, OR $41,614

Deadwood, OR $42,104

Dexter, OR $42,422

Dillard, OR $41,491

Dorena, OR $41,989

Drain, OR $42,109

Elkton, OR $41,813

Elmira, OR $42,493

Fall Creek, OR $42,365

Florence, OR $41,776

Gardiner, OR $41,436

Glendale, OR $41,714

Glide, OR $41,537

Gold Beach, OR $41,451

Harrisburg, OR $42,577

Idleyld Park, OR $41,436

Junction City, OR $42,549

Lakeside, OR $41,450

Langlois, OR $41,359

Lorane, OR $42,376

Lowell, OR $42,360

Mapleton, OR $41,865

Marcola, OR $42,493

Pleasant Hill, OR $42,607

Monroe, OR $42,359

Myrtle Creek, OR $41,495

Myrtle Point, OR $41,352

North Bend, OR $41,382

Noti, OR $42,350

Oakland, OR $41,749

Oakridge, OR $41,941

Ophir, OR $41,446

Port Orford, OR $41,389

Powers, OR $41,381

Reedsport, OR $41,674

Riddle, OR $41,580

Roseburg, OR $41,551

Scottsburg, OR $41,601

Springfield, OR $42,598

Sixes, OR $41,355

Sutherlin, OR $41,770

Swisshome, OR $41,911

Tenmile, OR $41,401

Thurston, OR $42,617

Tiller, OR $41,651

Umpqua, OR $41,516

Veneta, OR $42,456

Vida, OR $42,133

Walterville, OR $42,332

Walton, OR $42,193

Wedderburn, OR $41,475

Westfir, OR $42,080

Westlake, OR $41,658

Wilbur, OR $41,590

Winchester, OR $41,593

Winston, OR $41,409

Wolf Creek, OR $41,791

Yachats, OR $41,758

Yoncalla, OR $41,993

Medford, OR $42,495

Central Point, OR $42,435

White City, OR $42,168

Ashland, OR $42,187

Butte Falls, OR $41,916

Cave Junction, OR $41,797

Eagle Point, OR $42,258

Gold Hill, OR $42,335

Grants Pass, OR $42,002

Jacksonville, OR $42,257

Kerby, OR $41,862

Merlin, OR $41,731

Murphy, OR $42,162

O Brien, OR $41,776

Phoenix, OR $42,482

Prospect, OR $41,810

Rogue River, OR $42,143

Selma, OR $41,758

Shady Cove, OR $42,199

Talent, OR $42,401

Trail, OR $41,877

Wilderville, OR $41,846

Williams, OR $42,126

Klamath Falls, OR $41,803

Crater Lake, OR $41,353

Adel, OR $41,566

Beatty, OR $41,460

Bly, OR $41,500

Bonanza, OR $41,535

Chiloquin, OR $41,531

Dairy, OR $41,513

Fort Klamath, OR $41,517

Keno, OR $41,819

Lakeview, OR $41,601

Malin, OR $41,589

Merrill, OR $41,607

Midland, OR $41,651

New Pine Creek, OR $41,694

Paisley, OR $41,499

Plush, OR $41,547

Silver Lake, OR $41,484

Sprague River, OR $41,495

Summer Lake, OR $41,444

Christmas Valley, OR $41,514

Bend, OR $41,610

Fields, OR $41,557

Ashwood, OR $41,424

Brothers, OR $41,463

Burns, OR $41,564

Princeton, OR $41,485

Diamond, OR $41,458

Camp Sherman, OR $41,489

Chemult, OR $41,459

Crane, OR $41,531

Crescent, OR $41,438

Culver, OR $41,521

Fort Rock, OR $41,489

Frenchglen, OR $41,454

Gilchrist, OR $41,518

Hines, OR $41,572

La Pine, OR $41,563

Madras, OR $41,550

Mitchell, OR $41,457

Paulina, OR $41,474

Post, OR $41,455

Powell Butte, OR $41,554

Prineville, OR $41,556

Redmond, OR $41,614

Riley, OR $41,452

Sisters, OR $41,490

Terrebonne, OR $41,572

Warm Springs, OR $41,497

Pendleton, OR $42,894

Adams, OR $42,052

Arlington, OR $41,575

Athena, OR $42,989

Baker City, OR $41,600

Bates, OR $41,484

Boardman, OR $42,702

Bridgeport, OR $41,493

Canyon City, OR $41,551

Condon, OR $41,476

Cove, OR $41,557

Dayville, OR $41,506

Echo, OR $43,015

Elgin, OR $41,565

Enterprise, OR $41,469

Fossil, OR $41,483

Haines, OR $41,575

Halfway, OR $41,484

Helix, OR $44,002

Heppner, OR $41,502

Hereford, OR $41,511

Hermiston, OR $44,241

Lexington, OR $42,266

Oxbow, OR $41,297

Imbler, OR $41,588

Imnaha, OR $41,194

Ione, OR $41,564

Irrigon, OR $43,951

John Day, OR $41,619

Joseph, OR $41,421

Kimberly, OR $41,494

La Grande, OR $41,613

Long Creek, OR $41,501

Lostine, OR $41,520

Meacham, OR $41,574

Mikkalo, OR $41,626

Milton Freewater, OR $42,590

Monument, OR $41,492

Mount Vernon, OR $41,549

North Powder, OR $41,557

Pilot Rock, OR $41,709

Prairie City, OR $41,579

Richland, OR $41,443

Seneca, OR $41,554

Spray, OR $41,491

Stanfield, OR $44,125

Summerville, OR $41,570

Sumpter, OR $41,535

Ukiah, OR $41,495

Umatilla, OR $44,453

Union, OR $41,565

Unity, OR $41,557

Wallowa, OR $41,577

Weston, OR $42,167

Adrian, OR $40,870

Arock, OR $41,307

Brogan, OR $41,476

Drewsey, OR $41,527

Durkee, OR $41,447

Harper, OR $41,358

Huntington, OR $41,480

Ironside, OR $41,497

Jamieson, OR $41,366

Jordan Valley, OR $41,314

Juntura, OR $41,497

Nyssa, OR $41,069

Ontario, OR $41,159

Riverside, OR $41,455

Vale, OR $41,377

Westfall, OR $41,510

Assistant Packaging Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Packaging Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 44% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 22% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Packaging Operator positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Packaging Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Packaging Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$53,109	$26.0	22%
Internet	$50,933	$24.0	17%
Aerospace & Defense	$48,756	$23.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$47,885	$23.0	10%
Financial Services	$47,885	$23.0	10%

Assistant Packaging Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Packaging Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$40,478

Average $43,532/year

$48,271

$3,373

Average $3,628/month

$4,023

$778

Average $837/week

$928

$19

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,271	$4,023	$928	$23
Average	$43,532	$3,628	$837	$21
25th Percentile	$40,478	$3,373	$778	$19

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